11 flavors that taste great with lentils
..and 2 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes lentils better. On average, recipes with lentils received a 4.38⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with chicken broth. And sometimes worse. Like with mushrooms.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
High potential
Unfavorable to
Worse all around
Common combinations
- garlic
- black pepper
- onion
- salt
- olive oil
- water
- carrots
- tomato
- flat leaf parsley
- celery
- cumin
- bay leaf
- cilantro
- thyme
- lemon juice
- oregano
- vegetable broth
- basil
- tomato paste
- butter
- ginger
- cayenne
- cinnamon
- curry powder
- spinach
- turmeric
- garlic powder
- chili powder
- red onion
- parmesan
- potatoes
- vegetable oil
- green onions
- kale
- brown rice
- egg
- peas
- green bell peppers
- tomato sauce
- feta cheese
- shallots
- mint
- quinoa
- vegetable stock
- red bell peppers
- white wine
- nutmeg
- bacon
- smoked paprika
- lime juice
- chickpeas
- white onion
- cauliflower
- dijon mustard
- oil
- rosemary
- mustard
- yogurt
- pearl barley
- beef broth
- soy sauce
- flour
- walnuts
- canola oil
- chicken
- sour cream
- cumin seeds
- paprika
- almonds
- sugar
- apricots
- maple syrup
- coconut oil
- greek yogurt
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with lentils:
Slow Cooker Lentil Soup With Sausage and Greens
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
Lentil Soup With Pounded Walnuts and Cream
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.38/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Masala Lentil Salad with Cumin Roasted Carrots
cookieandkate.com
Review: 4.9/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Langue de Boeuf aux Lentilles (Beef tongue with lentils)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.38/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
